Pickens Alabama

Pickens County is a county of the U. S. state of Alabama. As of 2000 the population was 20,949. Its county seat is Carrollton and it's a prohibition or dry county. Great Motel - Hotel Rates.

History

Pickens County was established on December 20, 1820, and named for revolutionary war hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina. The county seat was relocated from Pickensville to Carrollton in 1830. The first courthouse in Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865 by troops of Union General John T. Croxton. A second courthouse was also destroyed by fire on November 16, 1876. Click-on the County to get a detailed image. Though arson was suspected, no arrest was made until January 1878 when Henry Wells, an African American with some criminal history was arrested and locked in the garett of the new building, which was erected in 1877. According to legend, Wells was peering down from the north garett window as a mob gathered to hang him. A bolt of lightning struck nearby and "etched" Wells' anguished face into the window glass. A vague image resembing a face can still be seen in that lower right-hand pane of that window. See also: Pickens County Courthouse. Pickens Alabama AL Car Dealers | InvoiceDealerscom.

Geography

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,305 km² (890 mi²). 2,283 km² (881 mi²) of it is land and 22 km² (9 mi²) of it (0. 97%) is water. Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Alabama > Pickens County.